The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Interiors How's that glove box fit, & what's missing?

Ok, I just spent the morning looking through the Search results of the Interior Forum that contain Glove Box. That would be 405 results! Not a thing pertaining to the replacement of the liner. I’d like to get the liner in this weekend but!

From what I can see the liner has to fit over the outside of the upper, lower and side flanges in the opening. I saw somewhere that there was a trim ring that went inside on a ‘48 or ‘49, mine is a ‘50. Can anyone shoot me a picture of that, the liner was out of mine when I got the truck and there are no other parts for the glove box. I see now that I should have ordered the J-Hooks and screws when I ordered the liner from the vendor, by the way, just what are the J-Hooks and Slide?? Luckily I just picked up an assortment of J-nuts from HF last week. Not sure how this liner is going to fit around the hinges, there is one big hole, I assume for the spring/pivot and one small hole, not sure what that is for. The original was cut out to go round the hinge, I suppose that is what I should do with the repro. It looks like there is going to be a gap on the sides of the liner, no screws to hold it in there, not to tidy is it!
Anyone replaced one of these, and have any comments?
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

I just replaced my glove box liner. I installed it from the front pushing it through the glove box opening. Just take your time and try not to scar the box up inserting it. Once the box was in the opening, I just reached underneath and back of the box to hold it in place for the mounting screws. I had to take the heater hose off which gave me a little more room and then just pushed it back on the heater after I installed the box. I had to use a short flat bladed screwdriver to pop the top, bottom, and both sides behind the glove box flanges where the screws are inserted. The j-hooks are not on replacement boxes. Lucky for me, I had the old box and just pulled them off, straightened the hooks and hammered them on the new box. Chevy Duty (Classic Parts) sell the j-hooks if you don't have them.

Like Jon D says, you push it through the front, carefully, until it goes past the opening and relaxes to full size again ... as you are pushing it in, it's inside the frame of the glovebox opening where the mounting/screw holes are but once you install it, it's outside the frame:
[img]http://alanhorvath.com/54chevy/chevypics/flexfoam.jpg[/img]

Mine is modified, as you can see, to accomodate my AC/Heat Unit.

as said,,,,remove the door and hinge and
g-e-n-t-l-y push it thru the opening ,,then like pictured from Alan,get the edges on the outside of the flanges,,screw it in,replace the door,adjust the striker, and youre rollin'.
it all boils down to...."take your time".

Thanks Alan,
That picture was all I really needed, just wanted to know if the opening had a trim ring round it. Someone had mentioned that it did but I don't remember where I heard that.
Jon, I was going to use the old nuts also but they are pretty rusty so I went with the new J-nuts.
Denny G

Denny, hope you get yours installed. Alan, where did you find the glove box light. I was going to order one but shipping is too much. Can you get them at the local NAPA and be used for 6 volt.

Hey, Jon

I can't remember who I ordered the glove box stuff from ... I think it might have been Brothers ... but anyway, I ordered the glove box light with a bunch of other stuff so the shipping costs weren't so much of a bite, you know?

Wherever you buy one, if it's for 6 volts a 12-volt light won't do.

Hmmm ... I just checked my catalogs and it looks like it was Brothers -- they list the glove box light for 1947 - 1972. I doubt they're the same for '47 as they are for '72 ('47 would be 6 volt) ... you might call them and ask: 800-977-2767

OK Alan, thanks.

I can't seem to get my glovebox striker plate to fit. Anybody have pix or sketch of what the metal plate looks installed in a '54 3100? Thanks

They could all be the same if they shipped without bulbs.
You supply the right voltage bulb.

A bit blurry but you should be able to get the idea:
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/156822658

By the way, back in '06 when I posted this thread, I finally
gave up on the two boxes I got from vendors and made my own
using panel board from an upholstery shop. That was made
using the original for a pattern and it fit perfect and
looks absolutely like the original box.
DG

1954 and later striker plate (hook is on the lock-cylinder)

1941-1953 striker and hook

I'll try to remember to post a photo of the 1954 plate in place.